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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447031902960 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • infocitigateltd@netscape.net
  • infocitigateltd@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: UK NATIONAL LOTTRY <infouklotto4@netscape.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 05:30:29 -0700
Subject: DEAR UK NATIONAL LOTTERY WINNER CONGRATULATION>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>




The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)

Ref: UK/9520X2/60
Batch: 084/05/ZY359


FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:


We happily announce to you the draw (#787) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes
International program held on 15th of October, 2005. It is yet to be unclaimed and you are getting the
final NOTIFICATION as regards this.



Your e-mail address was attached to the ticket number: 56075690545 178 with Serial number 5668/65
drew the lucky numbers: 5-8-11-13-18-40 (bonus no.39), which subsequently won you the lottery in the
2nd category i.e. match 10 plus bonus.



You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,000,000 (One Million Pounds sterling) in
cash credited to file KTU/9023128308/05. This is from a total cash prize of £6,000,000 shared amongst
the (8) lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 10 plus bonus. All participants for the online version were
selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw balloting system and extracted
from over 150,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes
place weekly.



Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in
Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your £1,000,000 (One Million Pounds sterling)
will be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.



Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as
soon as you contacted him. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit
to claim your prize.



This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
program by some participants. Please be warned.

To File For Your Claim, Please Contact Our Fiduciary Agent:

NAME:MR.KEN JONES
TEL:+44-703-190 2960
Official Email:infocitigateltd@netscape.net


Endeavor to email swiftly regarding your winnings immediately. Congratulations from me and members of
the staff of THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.



CLAIMS PROCESSING FORM.

Congratulations once again from all the staff here. In order to verify your winnings, we need your
particulars for record purposes. Attached here is a copy of our verifications form. Please fill in accordingly
so as to proceed with your winnings. Once again congratulations from all the staff.

1. FULL NAMES: _______________________________________________________

2.NATIONALITY: _______________________________________________________

3. DATE OF BIRTH ________________________________________

4. SEX: _________________________

5. MARITAL STATUS: _____________________________________

6.CONTACT ADDRESS: _____________________________________________

7.TELEPHONE NUMBER: ___________________

8.OCCUPATION: _________________________________

9.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL:_______________________________________

10.WINNING E-MAIL ADDRESS:________________________________

11.WINNING NUMBER:_________________________________________

12TOTAL AMOUNT WON:_________________________________________

Upon your completion of the above processing form, We advice you to immediately forward it to your
assigned claim agent via email infocitigateltd@netscape.net for verification/approval of your payment in
anyway you deem fit to claim your winning prize.

Kindly regards,

Sharon Bryan.

Online Co-ordinator For THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.

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